FAQs

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Admission is $17.00 per person. Children under the age of 1 are free. Members are also free. Seniors 62 and over are $16.00.

The mission of the Children’s Museum of Phoenix is to engage the minds, muscles and imaginations of children and the grown-ups who care about them. Our exhibit spaces and play experiences are designed for both you and your child to play, learn, and enjoy together.

We currently offer the following discounted general admission tickets:

Senior (62+) | $16.00
Military* (with ID) | $15.00
Police and Fire* (with ID) | $15.00
American Indian* (with Tribal ID or CIB) | $3.00
Educators* (with school ID) | Free in June and July

We also offer a discounted admission price for groups with more than 15 children with a reservation.

*Tickets must be purchased in person

Not at this time but we continuously review our options.

For the safety of our guests, we do not allow adults without children, or children without adults into the Museum to play. Unaccompanied adults may tour the Museum accompanied by an available staff member. The Museum will request your drivers’ license while you tour the Museum. The license will be returned to you upon completion of your tour.

Service animals are welcome at the Museum. AzTAP Department of Services for Persons with Disabilities conducted an accessibility evaluation in August 2008 and summarized, “the Children’s Museum of Phoenix is the most exceptionally disability-aware arts institution this evaluator has ever surveyed.” See more about Health, Safety & Accessiblity at the Museum.

Playologists are Museum floor staff who are trained to assist our visitors in having the best time possible and more importantly, to facilitate play! You will find them stationed throughout the Museum in the Museum’s signature uniform of turquoise tie dye shirt (purple sweatshirt) and khaki pants.

Stop by the Museum’s Café located on the 2nd floor for a selection of sandwiches, salads, healthy protein and veggie snack packs, beverages, and other yummy treats. The Café also carries a variety of delectable, specialty baked goods from local favorites like Süss Pastries and Noble Bread.

Guests are welcome to eat packed lunches and snacks, or food purchased in our Café, in the designated outdoor eating areas.

All beverages must be in a container with a secure lid. Water bottle fillers are located on all three floors.

No alcoholic beverages are permitted at any time.

Yes! All of our restrooms, including the boy’s restroom, have changing tables in them. Our sinks and toilets are also designed with the different heights of their users in mind.

Strollers are allowed in the Museum but we encourage you to leave your stroller in the car if you can. The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is a place to GET OUT AND PLAY! If you need to bring in a stroller, we have stroller parking areas on all three floors of the Museum. You may also keep them with you while you are in the Museum, but we ask that you take care in keeping them away from high traffic areas like exhibit entries/exits as well as emergency exits.

Our standards and processes for cleaning the Museum reflect the importance we put on the health and safety of our visitors. We’ve increased the frequency of cleaning throughout the day with industry-approved surface disinfectant.

Out of respect for our visitors, and to provide a distraction-free environment for them, the Children’s Museum of Phoenix does not allow solicitation or petitioning in the Museum or anywhere on Museum property regardless of the cause or issue being represented. Any information distributed or offered on the premises is done so at the sole discretion of the Museum.

There are no weapons of any kind allowed in the Museum.

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is a tobacco-free environment. Cigars, pipes, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vapor cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or any tobacco related product is strictly prohibited in the Museum and on Museum grounds. Thank you for keeping our children healthy.

Pets are not allowed in the Museum. We welcome service animals!

Service dogs are trained to work or perform tasks for persons with disabilities.
Comfort and/or emotional support animals are not considered service animals and aren’t recognized by the ADA.

Things to know when bringing your service animal into the Museum:

  • The Museum has several enclosed spaces, such as The Climber or The Park tunnels, that may be uncomfortable for service animals and their handlers.
  • The handler should be aware that the Museum is an active play area, and exhibits can become crowded and loud environments.
  • We do not have a designated “potty” area for animals anywhere in or around the Museum. This includes all indoor and outdoor spaces as well as the parking lot.
  • The handler is responsible for caring for and supervising the service animal, which includes toileting, feeding, grooming, and veterinary care. Museum staff or guests are not obligated to supervise or otherwise care for a service animal.
  • We reserve the right to ask the animal owner to leave when guests’ or staff’s safety is at risk.

Thank you!